Where does “extrema-esquerda” come from?

extrema-esquerda (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese extremo, from Latin extrēmus, from Proto-Italic eksterisemos.

extrema-esquerda (Portuguese): far left

Definitions

  1. far left

Ancestry of “extrema-esquerda”, step by step

extrema-esquerda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese extremo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseextremoextreme
2Latinextrēmusrear
3Proto-Italiceksterisemos—

via Portuguese esquerda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesquerdafeminine singular of esquerdo; leftist; left
2Basqueezkerleft-handed; left; left, left-wing
Every word from Proto-Italic eksterisemos →Every word from Latin extrēmus →Every word from Portuguese extremo →